Perkins Solutions Now Available to Help Companies Improve Digital

From Sarah Blahovec for The Huffington Post:

For most people who log onto the Internet every day, the accessibility of a webpage is one of the last things that enters their minds. If you aren’t blind or deaf, or don’t have a disability such as a mobility disorder that makes it difficult to navigate webpages with a mouse, chances are that the web is optimized for your use and is easy to navigate. However, for many web users with disabilities, the lack of accessibility of webpages is a problem that inhibits their fundamental ability to access information on the web. For many companies, designing websites with disabled customers and users in mind isn’t on their radar.

“Companies need to ingrain accessibility design in their policies and procedures just like they do IT security,” says Bill Oates, the Vice President of Perkins Solutions. Perkins Solutions is the technology and services branch of Perkins School for the Blind, the oldest school for the blind in the United States. The decision to launch Perkins Access came last year after evaluating their ability to educate companies on their expertise of accessibility. “Perkins School for the Blind has been building Braillers since the 1950s, and has been involved in assistive tech for a number of years. Early last year, we thought about how we could educate people, and engaged universities including Harvard and Notre Dame to learn how to refine and deliver this accessibility service.”

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